The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-02-03

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to present facts bearing upon Johnson
City and its surroundings, and to aid
in every way it honorably could in its
material development. Especially
will this statement hold true of the
present management of the paper.
THE COMET believes in johnson City
believes it has a great future before
it-and once again it presents some
claims in its behalf
Though not the capitol of Washing
ton County, johnson City is its chief
manufacturing and trading town.
With population of about $500 it
presents all the features of progress
sive place-it has good hotels, good
churches, good schools, cultivated So
ciety there is little or none Of that
element of rowdyism that used to
characterize this portion of the State,
and though the city is now experience
ing "boom" it is community where
law and order reign, where the rights
of all are respected, and where induce
ments are offered to those seeking
new home.
The capabilities OF Washington
County are really little known. 1t pos
sesses no inconsiderable mineral de-
posits, but its real wealth lies in its
agricultural resources-in its stock
raising facilties,-in its ability to sus-
tain the large manufacturing popula-
ton that must eventually settle here.
1t is very easy to deal in "glittering
generalities;" nothing becomes so
much matter of second nature to the
average newspaper writer as the facili-
ty with which he can pervert facts or
the ease with which he can demon
strate that town is to become me-
tropolis. Now THE COMET don't pro-
pose to state anything but facts as re-
CARDS Johnson City's prospects-we
leave it to our readers to draw the le-
gitimate inferences. Here follow
some Of the facts
Fact l. The c., c. & G. railway is
rapidly pushing forward its work.
One section of the line, between Blacks,
S. c., and Rutherfordton, n. c., is vir-
tually completed. Another section OF
one hundred miles, between Marion
and Camden, is to be let and work
commenced thereon at once; further,
We are assured by the Chief Engi-
neer, Col. T. E. Matson, that grading
both ways from Johnson City will be
entered upon the latter part of August
or the first of September; can any one
doubt wnat will be the result?
Fact H. With the opening of this
railway Johnson City will be placed
in such direct communication with
cheap iron and cheap coal that
Five blast furnaces, and
Two Bessemer rail mills
will be opened here. The Cranberry
Coal aud Iron Co. will build three OF
these furnaces and one mill the Roam
Iron Co. will build one furnace, and a
private Individual (whose name we are
not at liberty to mention just now
will also build.
All that these corporations or indi
q viduals are waiting for is the assurance
Of cheap coal, and that assurance Is
afforded by the three C's road.
: Fact ILL., We now have one OF the
o largest tanneries in the country; We
have large and well equipped foundry
and machine shop, doing railway anc
private work we now have furniture
factory that is competing successful,
with other manufactures from what
ever quarter, and there are some mi
6 nor manufacturing interests,
Fact ". The Johnson City sasl
! and blind factory will be re-opened a
an early day and under management
that will assure the employment of
considerable number of people. MI
= James Thornton, (now of Knoxville
: is contemplating the purchase of thi
factory, and, whether he does or not
the business Eill be resumed within
- short time. The fact is that Johnso
" City stands ready to give substantial
encouragement to a competent manu-
facturer, contractor and builder, an
we believe the Mr.. Thornton vii
prove the right man in the right plac,
Fact " In no portion of East Ter
nessee are the natural inducements I
locate more pronounced. We are fC
enough from the mountains to be e1
empt from their chilling effects, Will
at the same time they stand as prote,
ton against seventies of wind an
weather-so far as that is concerne,
80 this immediate region is specially fl
vored by nature, and farmers WI
u have intelligently studied its resour
es are prompt to endorse even VIII
might seem like extravagant claims.
~ Fact VI. We don't ask any one
come to an inhospitable region-to
section devoid of Church and scho